Cáceres

Also known as Paraguayan princess

municipality of Mato Grosso state, Brazil

Key facts

Country: Brazil
Region: Central-West
State: Mato Grosso
Founded: 6 October 1778
Mayor: Antônia Eliene Liberato Dias ( PSB )
Total: 24,495.510 km (9,457.769 sq mi)
Elevation: 126 m (413 ft)
Density: 3.6611/km (9.4823/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC−4 ( BRT )
Hdi 2010: 0.708 – high
Website: caceres .mt .gov .br

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

~1 min read

Article

Cáceres is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It covers an area of 24,000 km and as of 2022 had an estimated population of 89,681.

The town is sited on the Paraguay River, and hosts a popular fishing festival each September. The municipality contains part of the Serra das Araras Ecological Station. It also contains part of the Taiamã Ecological Station. The municipality contains the 114,000 hectares (280,000 acres) Guirá State Park, created in 2002.